110Exercise of functions in person's absence

110 Exercise of functions in person's absence S. 110(1) amended by No. 20/2005 s. 49. (1) If by or under any Act or other document a function is given to an office holder or other person in the service of the Crown (other than a Minister of the Crown) in their capacity as such, the function may be exercised by any other person in the service of the Crown whom the public service body Minister, in writing, directs to do so while— (a) the person with the function is unable (whether because of illness, absence or otherwise) to exercise it; or (b) no-one is employed to exercise it. (2) A person exercising a function under subsection (1)— (a) must be taken for all purposes to be the person for whom he or she is acting; and (b) has, in connection with the exercise of the function, all the powers of the person for whom he or she is acting. S. 111 (Heading) substituted by No. 69/2009 s. 54(Sch. Pt 1 item 46). S. 111 amended by No. 69/2009 s. 54(Sch. Pt 2 item 39), repealed by No. 6/2014 s. 11.